As a mother of seven children, three with developmental delays, I've used both the pain and frustration and joy that accompanied each reward experienced
Traveling with his parents to help their child succeed in a difficult position.
What diagnosed a cold and gray day in March, more than eight years, my son with global developmental delay was that autism may be, is still considered a dark shadow on the corner of my heart. My husband and I certainly do not expectthat the diagnosis is made. Our mild year-old son of 2 was just not talk, we wanted to know how you could specialists get help from a speech language pathologist, not a whole team of neurologists, PhD, occupational therapists, social workers and educational. We knew that our son late was talking to, but nothing could prepare us for the many tests have passed, or control over us would be exposed as we were endlessly interviewed by social services andother members of the review team. It was the beginning of a journey that none of us expected, but we learned a lot more than we thought we would during the process, and in the past eight years, we are grateful that we were able to guide other families new to best approach and how not too much time wallowing in self-pity to lose on the road diagnosed.
Here are some guidelines that we set for ourselves when we got to deal with our sonSituation. We followed them two of the other children who are diagnosed with the same label, were global developmental delay, autism can.
After receiving the diagnosis:
1. Okay to cry. No parent ever expects a child
born healthy, to face any kind of significant
Developmental delay. Cry ? cry which is not right ?
a little cry. "Just do yourself a favor ? do not concentrate
Pain too long. Your child deserves more.
Youhe can not help when you are wallowing in self pity.
Collecting himself, a few deep breaths and focus on
the future. It can be much brighter than ever before
Thought possible when you stay focused.
2. Sit down with your spouse / partner or other medium
Person has a program to start and organized,
How you can give your child the best
possible services. be ruthless! This is
a new job, was only hired to do to.You
are the best advocate for your child. Get the yellow
Pages, go online, the network and ask how many friends
Family, neighbors, colleagues or acquaintances
If you know of someone who has faced a similar
Situation with their child. Do not be ashamed. Their
Child is a special gift, and you as parents can
largely determine the success of your child standing
him and he always has the service on time.
Children underAt the age of three years for qualifying services
called early intervention, offered by most of the city
throughout the country. Call your local school divisions
Development and program information, the disabled child
eligible. Contact local hospitals and mental
Health centers for referrals. Keeping focused and
work to get your child needs help, it is
start to feel stronger and more promising. You
begin to feel like you're in controlthis
Situation and feels not so helpless.
3. Join support groups of parents in your area as a further
great resource. Also, remember that you
to be drawn into a group that tends to
negative and call: "Woe to us." argue that not all
Groups, but we take a chance
few. On the plus side, at a meeting, as we
connect with a family that has proved priceless value of.
They had a son with a similarDiagnosis and gave us
For more information and references, what he achieved
from any other resource. In fact, this family
responsible for us to find a program at home
who has worked with our son for three years, thus contributing
him to overcome his delays!
4. Be persistent. You'll soon discover that many
Programs for children with special needs or
running, or the government. Most insurance
refused to pay thethese services. Will
Running in the bureaucracy, but if you are persistent and
followed by phone calls and inquiries, no matter
How many times can you hear the phrase: "We do not cover that"
You will soon find that you get many of these
Services for which, if you do not give up. There are a lot
Grants and funds available, just ask.
They support the pediatrician in this order. Most
I am happy to assist you with documents, so thatYour
Child must report as soon as possible
possible.
5. More importantly, love and enjoy your child. Their
Child may not require that these delays have put on him
and is young and vulnerable. Without the unconditional
Love and support his family he may never reach
exploit full potential. Look for the positives. There are
many things to do, the child is able, so celebrate
the milestones and praise praise, remember to praise
him.If a child is facing hard Development
Fighting has the warmth and comfort of a loving
Family back to the endless possibilities. We
I know because we helped our three children
very important issue to overcome delays. We treated
all of them as individuals and made sure many have
high expectations for each of them so that they
be safe and reach their full potential. As a family
We have triumphed over every little syllableand the set
each of them has spoken, and now I know that we do not
exchanged their first years of development for all.
6. Last but not least, a diary for your child
Progress. This is a valuable tool to benefit
the whole family. Watch and wonder how your child
to learn new skills and more and is independent
Self-confidence. It is a wonderful place to any monitor
Problem areas that face the child temporarily.
E 'also a wonderful resource for carers of your child
and teachers. You will not regret it if you extra with the
Time to invest in this important aspect of your child
Growth.
This is just the beginning of many new routes that you and your
a child traveling together. With the right attitude,
Stay organized and keep the home environment
Love and caring, be prepared for this unexpected journey
someone to appreciate and bethat is doing it and
the family stronger and healthier.
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